Keep the Beat: Heart Healthy Recipes - National Heart, Lung, and ...
Keep the Beat: Heart Healthy Recipes - National Heart, Lung, and ...
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The Food Guide Pyramid<br />
A GUIDE TO DAILY FOOD CHOICES<br />
KEY<br />
Fat (naturally occurring<br />
<strong>and</strong> added)<br />
Sugars (added)<br />
Fats, Oils, <strong>and</strong> Sweets<br />
USE SPARINGLY<br />
Milk, Yogurt,<br />
<strong>and</strong> Cheese Group<br />
2-3 SERVINGS<br />
Vegetable<br />
Group<br />
3-5 SERVINGS<br />
These symbols show fat <strong>and</strong><br />
added sugars in food.<br />
Meat, Poultry, Fish,<br />
Dry Beans, Eggs, <strong>and</strong> Nuts Group<br />
2-3 SERVINGS<br />
Fruit Group<br />
2-4 SERVINGS<br />
Bread, Cereal,<br />
Rice, <strong>and</strong> Pasta<br />
Group<br />
6-11<br />
SERVINGS<br />
The pyramid is shown above, along with <strong>the</strong> recommended<br />
daily servings. More information about <strong>the</strong> servings appears below.<br />
What Counts as a Serving<br />
There’s one more piece of vital information you need to follow<br />
<strong>the</strong> pyramid, <strong>and</strong> that’s what counts as a serving. Here are some<br />
examples of one serving of each of <strong>the</strong> pyramid’s building blocks:<br />
●<br />
Bread, Cereal, Rice, <strong>and</strong> Pasta (Grains Group)—especially<br />
whole grain<br />
1 slice bread<br />
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